An evaluation of compliance with an antibiotic policy in surgical wards at a general teaching hospital in Northern Ireland

M.A. Aldeyab, S.M. Elshibly, J.C. McElnay, Elizabeth Davies, M.G. Scott, F.A. Magee, P. Leyden, M.P. Kearney

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LanguageEnglish
Pages921-922
Number of pages2
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume30
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sep 2009

Keywords

  • antibiotic prophylaxis
  • antibiotic resistance
  • antibiotic therapy
  • drug administration route
  • drug substitution
  • female
  • health survey
  • hospital policy
  • hospitalization
  • human
  • infection control
  • Ireland
  • length of stay
  • letter
  • major clinical study
  • male
  • practice guideline
  • surgical ward
  • teaching hospital
  • treatment indication
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Female
  • General Surgery
  • Guideline Adherence
  • Hospital Units
  • Hospitals, Teaching
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Northern Ireland
  • Physician's Practice Patterns
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Questionnaires

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Aldeyab, M. A., Elshibly, S. M., McElnay, J. C., Davies, E., Scott, M. G., Magee, F. A., ... Kearney, M. P. (2009). An evaluation of compliance with an antibiotic policy in surgical wards at a general teaching hospital in Northern Ireland. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 30(9), 921-922. https://doi.org/10.1086/599308
Aldeyab, M.A. ; Elshibly, S.M. ; McElnay, J.C. ; Davies, Elizabeth ; Scott, M.G. ; Magee, F.A. ; Leyden, P. ; Kearney, M.P. / An evaluation of compliance with an antibiotic policy in surgical wards at a general teaching hospital in Northern Ireland. In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2009 ; Vol. 30, No. 9. pp. 921-922.
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Aldeyab, MA, Elshibly, SM, McElnay, JC, Davies, E, Scott, MG, Magee, FA, Leyden, P & Kearney, MP 2009, 'An evaluation of compliance with an antibiotic policy in surgical wards at a general teaching hospital in Northern Ireland', Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 921-922. https://doi.org/10.1086/599308

An evaluation of compliance with an antibiotic policy in surgical wards at a general teaching hospital in Northern Ireland. / Aldeyab, M.A.; Elshibly, S.M.; McElnay, J.C.; Davies, Elizabeth ; Scott, M.G.; Magee, F.A.; Leyden, P.; Kearney, M.P.

In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 30, No. 9, 09.2009, p. 921-922.

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Aldeyab MA, Elshibly SM, McElnay JC, Davies E, Scott MG, Magee FA et al. An evaluation of compliance with an antibiotic policy in surgical wards at a general teaching hospital in Northern Ireland. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2009 Sep;30(9):921-922. https://doi.org/10.1086/599308

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